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Watler's
War
By Colin Wilson
Winner of the 2003 CNCF Playwriting Competition
June 12th to 28th 2008
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THE STORY BEHIND
“WATLER’S WAR”
“Watler’s War” was the 2003 Cayman National Cultural
Foundation’s Playwriting Competition winner, having been
judged overseas, and has been published in the United
Kingdom by New Theatre Publications under the title
“Walter’s War”.
Although a work of fiction, the play is based on a true
story that took place in the Cayman Islands during the
second World War. The Watler referred to in the title is the
Watler family of George Town whose patriarch, Major
Rodriguez “Roddy” Watler, is one of Cayman’s forgotten
heroes. He was born on 3rd March 1880 in Red Bay and passed
away in April 1965 at the age of 85. He served as Inspector
of Police for nearly thirty three years, and was also
Lighthouse Keeper, foreman of Public Works, Boarding Officer
of Vessels, and Warehouse Keeper. In 1942, he was appointed
Officer in Charge of the Cayman Islands company of the
Jamaican Home Guard until 1945 when the war ceased. In the
raging hurricane of 1932 he exhibited much bravery in
rescuing people who were marooned in Red Bay, and for this
service was awarded the King George V and Queen Mary Silver
Medal for Bravery.
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This Production of Watler’s War Made Possible by a Grant
From Cayman National Cultural Foundation
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